Greenfinch

One of my favourite birds is the Greenfinch. Some years ago in the early 1970's I remember they were quite common and used to eat the cherries of my neighbours tree, there were cherry pips everywhere even landing on the hearth where the pips had fallen down the chimney.  Then the Greenfinch populations declined during the late 1970s and early 1980s, but increased dramatically during the 1990s.  The recent  decline of the much-loved Greenfinch is caused by a widespread and severe outbreak of a disease called trichomonosis, that was first seen in finches in the UK in 2005. It has led to dramatic declines in Greenfinch populations across much of England since, but I'm led to believe they are on their way up again....I really hope so !

I took these photo's today in my garden. 
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Greenfinch & House sparrow

                                                           
                                                              Greenfinch & Goldfinch

                                                      I was here first....it's my feeder !